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Polymerisation pilot facilities accelerate development of bio-based materials
The polymerisation of bio-based monomers is an important step in making resins and coatings from plant materials which can compete with their fossil counterparts....
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New book “Microbicides in Coatings” is out
The new book "Microbicides in Coatings" from Frank Sauer provides a comprehensive overview of the working mechanisms and possible applications of microbicides ...
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British Coatings Federation wins “Trade Association of the Year 2017
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) beat over 300 other trade associations in the UK to be crowned "Trade Association of the Year 2017", the ultimate accolade ...
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Replacing titanium dioxide in printing inks
Titanium-dioxide is an expensive raw material, especially at the moment. A recent technical paper shows how TiO2 can be partially replaced in flexo inks and...
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Pilot Chemical Company acquires ATRP Solutions
Pilot Chemical Company, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has purchased ATRP Solutions, Inc. located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The purchase expands Pilot's ...
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July/August issue of the European Coatings Journal is out
How nice is it to walk on wooden floors or look at buildings made of wood: It all feels so natural and homey. This is only one of the reasons for the ongoing ...
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Arkema increases photocure resin production capacity in China
Arkema has announced a project to expand by over 30% production capacity at Sartomer’s Nansha facility in China.
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Novel flame retardant epoxy curing agents from renewable resources
Researchers have prepared two novel bio-based phosphorus-containing epoxy curing agents derived from myrcene and castor oil and investigated the comprehensive...
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Sika appoints new Regional Manager EMEA
Ivo Schädler will assume responsibility for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and will join Sika's Group Management. He succeeds Paul Schuler, who...
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Cabot Corporation celebrates 25 years of fumed silica facility
Cabot’s fumed metal oxides manufacturing facility in Barry, Wales, United Kingdom has celebrated its 25th anniversary.
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Investor wants to stop merger of Huntsman and Clariant
This was probably not the plan: The friendly merger of Swiss Clariant and US-based Huntsman was set out to be a smooth ride. But now a hedge fund has intervened to ...
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Evonik invests in digital change
With an investment of several million Euros, Evonik aimes at forging ahead with the digital change in the chemical industry.
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AkzoNobel increases capacity for expandable microspheres
AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business is investing more than EUR20 million to increase production capacity in Sweden for its "Expancel" product line for ...
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Entries for 2017 British Coatings Federation Awards opened
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has announced that entries for their 2017 Awards are now open. This year there are two special innovations.